STONY BROOK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / May 11, 2023 / Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:APDN) ("Applied DNA" or the "Company"), a leader in PCR-based DNA technologies, today announced consolidated financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 ended March 31, 2023.
Commenting on the Company's quarterly performance, Dr. James A. Hayward, president and CEO, stated, "We made steady progress in the execution of our long-term business plan that is centered on the enzymatic production of DNA via PCR for biotherapeutic applications while concurrently managing for a cessation in COVID-19 testing demand by our primary customer. Our current cash position and ongoing focus on cost management should enable us to absorb a short-term increase in cash burn while continuing to execute on key priorities that set us up for multiple value-driving milestones in the coming quarters."
Continued Dr. Hayward, "It has never been clearer that the future of genetic medicine is best served by the enzymatic production of DNA. The biotherapeutics industry is showing strong enthusiasm for alternatives to conventional plasmid DNA production to address critical bottlenecks impacting the growth of nucleic acid-based therapies. We believe we are among the few in the marketplace that can deliver commercial quantities of enzymatically produced DNA with the speed, scale, quality, and cost demanded by genetic medicine customers. Our initial focus on DNA IVT templates for mRNA production is starting to bear fruit, with feedback from initial customer evaluation-scale deliveries of linearDNA™ affirming that it is well suited to empower the manufacture of mRNA-based therapies. Building on these early successes, we have identified an acquisition target within the mRNA value chain that we believe can significantly increase our total addressable market with better economics than linearDNA IVT templates alone. Our future in biotherapeutics has never been more promising."
Recent Highlights and Anticipated Milestones
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Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Highlights:
Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Conference Call Information
The Company will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its second quarter of fiscal year 2023 financial results on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 4:30 PM ET. To participate in the conference call, please follow the instructions below. While every attempt will be made to answer investors' questions on the Q&A portion of the call, not all questions may be answered.
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Information about Non-GAAP Financial Measures
As used herein, "GAAP" refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, this earnings release includes Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in Rule 101 of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's historical or future performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. We use this non-GAAP financial measure for internal financial and operational decision-making purposes and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons of the performance and results of operations of our core businesses. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the performance of our businesses by excluding non-cash expenses that may not be indicative of our recurring operating results. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors as they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making.
"EBITDA"- is defined as earnings (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization expense.
"Adjusted EBITDA"- is defined as EBITDA adjusted to exclude (i) stock-based compensation and (ii) other non-cash expenses.
About Applied DNA Sciences
Applied DNA Sciences is a biotechnology company developing technologies to produce and detect deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA"). Using the polymerase chain reaction ("PCR") to enable both the production and detection of DNA, we operate in three primary business markets: (i) the manufacture of DNA for use in nucleic acid-based therapeutics; (ii) the detection of DNA in molecular diagnostics and genetic testing services; and (iii) the manufacture and detection of DNA for industrial supply chain security services.
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The Company's common stock is listed on NASDAQ under ticker symbol 'APDN,' and its publicly traded warrants are listed on OTC under ticker symbol 'APPDW.'
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements made by Applied DNA in this press release may be "forward-looking" in nature within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe Applied DNA's future plans, projections, strategies, and expectations, and are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Applied DNA. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to its history of net losses, limited financial resources, unknown future demand for its biotherapeutics products and services, the unknown amount of revenues and profits that will result from any diagnostic or genetic testing contract, limited market acceptance for its supply chain security products and services, whether any of Applied DNA's or its customers therapeutic candidates utilizing the linearDNA platform will advance further in the preclinical research or clinical trial process, including receiving clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) or equivalent foreign regulatory agencies to conduct clinical trials and whether and when, if at all, they will receive final approval as therapeutic products from the FDA, the USDA or equivalent foreign regulatory agencies, the unknown duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, changes in guidance promulgated by the CDC, FDA and/or CMS relating to COVID-19 testing, the fact that there has never been a commercial drug product utilizing PCR-produced DNA technology approved for therapeutic use, the fact that although an acquisition target has been identified, there is no certainty that such proposed acquisition will ever be completed, and various other factors detailed from time to time in Applied DNA's SEC reports and filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on December 14, 2022, as amended, its 10-Q filed on February 9, 2023, and May 11, 2023, and other reports it files with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov. Applied DNA undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, unless otherwise required by law.
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APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| March 31, | September 30, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
ASSETS | (unaudited) | |||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,287,228 | $ | 15,215,285 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $40,831 and $330,853 at March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively | 1,967,710 | 3,067,544 | ||||||
Inventories | 366,085 | 602,244 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 758,530 | 1,058,056 | ||||||
Total current assets | 15,379,553 | 19,943,129 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,575,309 | 2,222,988 | ||||||
Other assets: | ||||||||
Restricted cash | 750,000 | - | ||||||
Right of use asset | 1,470,615 | - | ||||||
Deposits | - | 98,997 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 19,175,477 | $ | 22,265,114 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 2,895,578 | $ | 3,621,751 | ||||
Lease liability, current | 476,502 | - | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 283,298 | 563,557 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 3,655,378 | 4,185,308 | ||||||
Long term accrued liabilities | 31,467 | 31,467 | ||||||
Lease liability, long term | 994,111 | - | ||||||
Warrants classified as a liability | 4,526,300 | 5,139,400 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 9,207,256 | 9,356,175 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note F) | ||||||||
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; -0- shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively | - | - | ||||||
Series A Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; -0- issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively | - | - | ||||||
Series B Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; -0- issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively | - | - | ||||||
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 200,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022, 12,908,520 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2022 | 12,909 | 12,909 | ||||||
Additional paid in capital | 305,751,360 | 305,399,008 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (295,755,117 | ) | (292,500,088 | ) | ||||
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. stockholders' equity | 10,009,152 | 12,911,829 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest | (40,931 | ) | (2,890 | ) | ||||
Total equity | 9,968,221 | 12,908,939 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 19,175,477 | $ | 22,265,114 | ||||
APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Revenues | ||||||||||||||||
Product revenues | $ | 297,454 | $ | 408,351 | $ | 813,850 | $ | 1,234,662 | ||||||||
Service revenues | 169,058 | 248,690 | 401,119 | 387,963 | ||||||||||||
Clinical laboratory service revenues | 3,941,102 | 5,490,242 | 8,455,397 | 8,690,364 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | 4,407,614 | 6,147,283 | 9,670,366 | 10,312,989 | ||||||||||||
Cost of product revenues | 369,563 | 469,981 | 734,941 | 904,910 | ||||||||||||
Cost of clinical laboratory service revenues | 2,230,616 | 3,188,817 | 4,750,307 | 5,810,456 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues | 2,600,179 | 3,658,798 | 5,485,248 | 6,715,366 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 1,807,435 | 2,488,485 | 4,185,118 | 3,597,623 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 3,522,715 | 3,572,680 | 6,148,072 | 8,308,299 | ||||||||||||
Research and development | 988,744 | 1,070,041 | 1,960,048 | 2,150,137 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,511,459 | 4,642,721 | 8,108,120 | 10,458,436 | ||||||||||||
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (2,704,024 | ) | (2,154,236 | ) | (3,923,002 | ) | (6,860,813 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income | 3,639 | 5,540 | 7,325 | 5,813 | ||||||||||||
Transaction cost allocated to warrant liabilities | - | (391,335 | ) | - | (391,335 | ) | ||||||||||
Unrealized gain on change in fair value of warrants classified as a liability | 3,250,900 | 782,500 | 613,100 | 782,500 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 661 | (2,266 | ) | 9,507 | (16,873 | ) | ||||||||||
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | 551,176 | (1,759,797 | ) | (3,293,070 | ) | (6,480,708 | ) | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
NET INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 551,176 | $ | (1,759,797 | ) | $ | (3,293,070 | ) | $ | (6,480,708 | ) | |||||
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 37,167 | 1,112 | 38,041 | 257 | ||||||||||||
NET INCOME (LOSS) attributable to Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. | $ | 588,343 | $ | (1,758,685 | ) | $ | (3,255,029 | ) | $ | (6,480,451 | ) | |||||
Deemed dividend related to warrant modification | - | 110,105 | - | 110,105 | ||||||||||||
NET INCOME (LOSS) attributable to common stockholders | $ | 588,343 | $ | (1,868,790 | ) | $ | (3,255,029 | ) | $ | (6,590,556 | ) | |||||
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders-basic and diluted | $ | 0.05 | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.85 | ) | |||||
Weighted average shares outstanding- basic and diluted | 12,908,520 | 8,084,680 | 12,908,520 | 7,783,747 | ||||||||||||
APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC.
CALCULATION AND RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA
(unaudited)
| Three Month Period Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Net Income (loss) | $ | 551,176 | $ | (1,759,797 | ) | |||
Interest income | (3,639 | ) | (5,540 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 344,504 | 320,864 | ||||||
Unrealized gain on change in fair value of warrants classified as a liability | (3,250,900 | ) | (782,500 | ) | ||||
Transaction costs allocated to warrant liabilities | - | 391,335 | ||||||
Stock based compensation expense | 258,604 | 272,915 | ||||||
Total non-cash items | (2,651,431 | ) | 197,074 | |||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA loss (non-GAAP) | $ | (2,100,255 | ) | $ | (1,562,723 | ) | ||
| Last Trade: | US$0.17 |
| Daily Change: | 0.01 6.45 |
| Daily Volume: | 1,311,801 |
| Market Cap: | US$1.700M |
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